command, bid, bidding, dictation (noun)

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

dictation (noun)

speech intended for reproduction in writing

dictation (noun)

matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage

"he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"

dictation (Noun)

dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words

dictation (Noun)

an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down

dictation (Noun)

the act of ordering or commanding

dictation (Noun)

orders given in an overbearing manner

Dictation

Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world.